Head to head · Prices checked Nov 11, 2026

Royal Kludge S98 JP vs Womier SK71 Pro

Get the Royal Kludge S98 JP for knob. Get the Womier SK71 Pro for the 8,000 mAh battery.

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Knob

Royal Kludge S98 JP

from$109at Royal Kludge

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Battery

Womier SK71 Pro

from$104at Input Gear

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Royal Kludge S98 JP

Knob

Build quality in the top 40% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$109 at Royal Kludge

Get the

Womier SK71 Pro

Battery

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

$104 at Input Gear

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Royal Kludge S98 JP

Womier SK71 Pro

Battery
3,750 mAh
8,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Mount style
Top Mount
Gasket Mount
Knob
Yes
No
Display
LCD
None
A case display rather than a typing feature
Weight
1,880 g
1,300 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Royal Kludge S98 JP
Womier SK71 Pro

Performance: 78
58
Build quality: 70
67
Productivity: 91
60
Customizability: 79
62
Portability: 57
67

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Royal Kludge S98 JP vs Womier SK71 Pro specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

13 of 24 specs differ

Spec

Royal Kludge S98 JP

Womier SK71 Pro

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Top Mount

Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%

—

Layout standard

JIS

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

LCD

None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

3,750 mAh

8,000 mAhBetter

USB passthrough

Yes

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

—

Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

—

Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS

PBT

Weight

1,880 g

1,300 g

Dimensions

140 x 410 x 40 mm

34 x 316 x 137 mm

Typing angle

5°

—

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Royal Kludge S98 JP

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Womier SK71 Pro

Input Gear
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you

Where to buy

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Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

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